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Ningxia

American  
[ning-shyah] / ˈnɪŋˈʃjɑ /
Wade-Giles, Ninghsia;

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a former province in NW China, now part of Inner Mongolia.


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The elder Gao was retired; he asked his wife—Emma’s mother—for permission to use around $45,000 of their savings to start making wine in their home region of Ningxia, in northern China.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Vines in Ningxia must be buried in soil in winter to protect them from the harsh cold, a laborious process that significantly increases costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Two others were injured in the crash that occurred at 7:40 a.m. outside the city of Qingtongxia, according to the state-owned Ningxia Daily.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2024

About 1,300 mosques in Ningxia have been closed or converted since 2020, Hannah Theaker, a scholar on Chinese Muslims, told the BBC.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2023

Cases of bubonic plague infection, a highly infectious disease that is spread mostly by rodents, are low in China, with most found in Inner Mongolia and northwestern Ningxia region in recent years.

From Reuters Aug. 13, 2023

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